wax cleanup

[Bill Brayman <meta@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I am starting to use sculpting wax for modeling. What
are some ways of cleaning up the wax residue? I don't
want to leave wax residue on things around me such as my
eyeglasses, photos, tools, workbench, or even stone or
whatever. Most other material washes off nicely with
soap/detergent, but not wax.

Warming it and then wiping off the liquid works to some
extent (or cooling and scaping). Miller in his book
ref'd below mentions benzine as a solvent. In the
otherwise great wax FAQ noted below cleanup is not
addressed.

I'd like to have a more comprehensive method.

Thanks in advance for any ideas,
Bill

A couple good writings on using sculpting wax:

1. Figure Sculpture in Wax and Plaster - Miller

2. http://users.lanminds.com/~drewid/wax_faq.html